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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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